Japanese word

書式

Pronunciation

Romajishoshiki

Meaning

  • nounformat

Example

この書類は決まった書式で書きます。ko no sho rui wa ki ma tta sho shiki de ka ki ma su

I write this document in the prescribed format.

Illustration for 書式 (format)

More examples

必要な項目が見つけやすい書式にします。hitsu yō na kō moku ga mi tsu ke ya su i sho shiki ni shi ma su

I use a format that makes the required items easy to find.

Core concept

It provides a recognized framework for arranging written content in a required or standard way.

Common phrases

  • 書式を確認するsho shiki o kaku nin su ru

    check the format

  • 書式を作成するsho shiki o saku sei su ru

    create a format

  • 書式どおりに書くsho shiki dō ri ni ka ku

    write according to the format

Similar words

フォーマットfōmatto: A defined structure that organizes written content for a particular purpose.
様式yōshiki: A set pattern that specifies how a document should be organized.
形式keishiki: The overall structure or manner in which something is arranged.
体裁teisai: The way a document is arranged and appears as a finished text.

Definition in Japanese

文書などを作るときに用いる、文字の配置や全体の構成を定めた形式。bun sho na do o tsuku ru to ki ni mochi i ru moji no hai chi ya zen tai no kō sei o sada me ta kei shiki

Word origin

The Sino-Japanese word 書式 (shoshiki) is formed from 書 (sho, "writing") and 式 (shiki, "form"), linking writing with a prescribed pattern.

Usage tips

  • The term 書式 (shoshiki) is common in Japanese computing through 書式設定 (shoshiki settei), which refers to formatting rather than writing the content itself.

Other meanings

  • prescribed formnoun

Related words

  • 書式化shoshikikaformattingnoun

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